Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. (NASDAQ: KDP) is a beverage company that operates across coffee and packaged beverages. Its portfolio includes soft drinks, flavored waters, juices, juice drinks, ready-to-drink teas and coffees, sports and energy beverages, and mixers, as well as single-serve coffee brewing systems and pods.

The company’s brands include Keurig, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, The Original Donut Shop, Dr Pepper, Canada Dry, Snapple, 7UP, A&W, Mott’s, Bai, CORE Hydration and Venom, among others. Keurig Dr Pepper sells products through retail stores, e-commerce channels, foodservice providers and other distribution networks, and also licenses certain brands and beverage products.

Keurig Dr Pepper was created in 2018 through the combination of Keurig Green Mountain and Dr Pepper Snapple Group. The company primarily serves consumers in the United States, Canada and Mexico, with additional international distribution and licensing activities. Tim Cofer serves as chief executive officer, while former CEO Bob Gamgort became executive chairman following the leadership transition in 2024.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $36.99 to $38.29
• 50-Day Range: $30.34 to $37.59
• 52-Week Range: $24.88 to $38.29
• Volume: 11.88 million shs
• Average Volume: 18.60 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $52.06 billion
• P/E Ratio: 16.93
• Dividend Yield: 2.41%
• Price Target: $37.29
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Keurig Dr Pepper Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Keurig Dr Pepper scored higher than 68% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 60th out of 169 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Keurig Dr Pepper has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.53, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 10 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Keurig Dr Pepper is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Keurig Dr Pepper has been the subject of 11 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.09%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Keurig Dr Pepper are expected to grow by 9.09% in the coming year, from $2.31 to $2.52 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Keurig Dr Pepper is 35.09, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.57.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Keurig Dr Pepper is 35.09, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 25.61.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Keurig Dr Pepper has a PEG Ratio of 1.76. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Keurig Dr Pepper has a P/B Ratio of 1.76. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.85% of the float of Keurig Dr Pepper has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Keurig Dr Pepper has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.16.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Keurig Dr Pepper has recently decreased by 21.68%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Keurig Dr Pepper pays a meaningful dividend of 2.49%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Keurig Dr Pepper has only been increasing its dividend for 4 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Keurig Dr Pepper is 84.40%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Keurig Dr Pepper will have a dividend payout ratio of 36.51% next year. This indicates that Keurig Dr Pepper will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.75

News Sentiment

Keurig Dr Pepper has a news sentiment score of 0.75. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.58 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 15 news articles for Keurig Dr Pepper this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 25 people have searched for KDP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -34% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

10 people have added Keurig Dr Pepper to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 43% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Keurig Dr Pepper insiders have sold 180.22% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $250,247.00 in company stock and sold $701,250.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.34% of the stock of Keurig Dr Pepper is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

93.99% of the stock of Keurig Dr Pepper is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 10/9 Dividend: 9/28/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/9 Dividend: 9/28/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/09/2026
• Last Earnings: 11/03/2026
• Today: 11/11/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Beverages
• Sub-Industry: Soft Drinks & Non-alcoholic Beverages
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:KDP
• CIK: 1418135
• Web: www.keurigdrpepper.com
• Phone: (800) 527-7096
• Fax: 972-673-7980
• Employees: 30,600
• Year Founded: 2018

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Keurig Dr Pepper: $37.29
• High Price Target: $42.00
• Low Price Target: $29.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -2.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.53
• Research Coverage: 19 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.09
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 35.09
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.18
• P/E Growth: 1.76
• Net Income: $2.08 billion
• Net Margins: 7.12%
• Pretax Margin: 10.08%
• Return on Equity: 11.27%
• Return on Assets: 4.22%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.73
• Current Ratio: 0.52
• Quick Ratio: 0.32

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $16.60 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.14
• Cash Flow: $2.70 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 14.16
• Book Value: $21.77 per share
• Price / Book: 1.76

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,360,830,000
• Free Float: 1,356,199,000
• Market Cap: $52.05 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.35